Journals and Conferences

BACKGROUND
Several studies indicate that quality of life (QoL) is impaired in middle aged women. Assessment of QoL using a single validated tool in Latin American climacteric women has not been… (More)

OBJECTIVE
It is to describe outbreaks of salmonellosis reported from July 1993 through June 1997 in the Northwest region of S. Paulo State, Brazil, one of the areas where several foodborne outbreaks… (More)

BACKGROUND
Although sleep disturbances are common during female mid-life, few studies have described in detail the prevalence of this problem and related risk factors.
OBJECTIVE
To determine the… (More)

OBJECTIVE
Few Latin American studies have described menopausal symptoms in detail by means of a standardized assessment tool. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and severity of… (More)

OBJECTIVE
The aim of the study was to evaluate the association between sedentary lifestyle and the severity of menopausal symptoms and obesity in middle-aged women.
METHODS
The Menopause Rating… (More)

Musculoskeletal pain (MSP) has been recently linked with high plasma leptin levels. Our objective was to study if obese women, who have higher leptin levels, could have a higher frequency of MSP. We… (More)